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The AFL-CIO has launched its 2012 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch site—now called CEO Pay and the 99%—which includes the most comprehensive data available on 2011 executive pay. All the data available is searchable by industry, by state and by the top 100 highest-paid CEOs.
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To Innovate, Look to Those Who Educate
 In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten describes how the AFT Innovation Fund is providing an alternative to school reform efforts that ignore the expertise of educators and their unions. The fund supports AFT affiliates that engaged in collaborative efforts that focus on promising ideas and proven programs that can be scaled up. Read the full column. |
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Many studies over the years have documented the need for smoother transitions from prekindergarten to the elementary level. A new AFT report reinforces that conclusion—and does it in a manner that puts frontline voices at the heart of the dialogue.
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The citizens of Ohio took back their state with a historic vote on Nov. 8 to repeal Senate Bill 5. The vote, which marks the first time that the collective bargaining rights of public employees have been upheld on a statewide ballot, sends a clear signal that Ohioans will not sit idly by while politicians scapegoat hard-working public employees for an economic crisis they did not create.
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Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees
AFT LOCAL 4168
AFT-MICHIGAN, AFL-CIO
115 W. Willis
Detroit, MI 48201
Telephone # (313) 832-1275 Fax #(313) 832-2328
Email: info@daeoe4168.org
Executive Board: President, Ruby J. Newbold; Vice-President; E'Lois T. Moore, Secretary; LaTonya Littlejohn, Treasurer; Rose Gant, Chief Steward; Stehanie Carreker, Political Action Committee Chair; Regina Sayles, Civil and Human Rights Committee Chair; Stephanie Carreker, Public Relations Committee Chair; Damali Nicholson. Barbara Littles |
Welcome to Our Website by Ruby Newbold, President, DAEOE
One of the fundamental principles upon which our organization was founded is that members should be free to develop their faculties.
We believe that freedom to think, as you will and to speak as you think are indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth; that without free speech and assembly, discussion would be futile; that with free speech and assembly, discussion affords protection against the spread of noxious doctrine.
We developed this website to provide our members with another method of communicating with the union. We are linked to our national and state affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and AFT Michigan. This site will also provide employment information and our resources we feel would be beneficial to our members.
We hope it is useful to you. |
President Obama's bold plan— the American Jobs Act—is the right antidote to help solve our persistent economic problems, AFT president Randi Weingarten says. |
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Two longtime union activists and education reformers are assuming new roles in AFT's leadership, AFT president Randi Weingarten announced on Sept. 9.
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Every day, educators and other public employees, and the services they provide our communities, are being attacked. From challenging collective bargaining rights, to undermining the quality of public education and higher education, to decimating pensions and trying to put healthcare coverage further out of reach, working men and women across the country are under assault. And if this has taught us one thing, it's that Elections Matter.
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LAYOFF LETTERS WERE MAILED TODAY, THURSDAY, JUNE 9 2011 |
Retirement Seminars for those who would like information on retirement |
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Action Needed Today, Stop the Tax on Pensions!
The Senate Reforms Committee took substantial testimony today (5/10) on HB 4361, the tax bill that includes taxation of pensions on an age-related sliding scale. The committee is slated to meet again tomorrow morning and take a little more testimony before reporting the bill to the floor. We have been told that the Senate plans to vote on it on the Senate floor on Thursday, telling members to be prepared to stay all night.
The Governor and the legislature are taxing the pensions of retirees, raising the taxes on low-income working families and cutting education in order to fund a tax cut for large corporations! This is not shared sacrifice!
Please call your state senator today or tomorrow to urge a “NO” vote on this unfair shift of taxes to retirees. Click here to find your Senator’s phone number. A phone call is better, but you may also send an email by clicking here. Do it today! |
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Generation Y teachers—those in their mid-30s or younger—say that to keep them in teaching, schools should be transformed into workplaces that support high-quality teaching and learning, so eager but nearly overwhelmed novices will stay in the profession and can become highly effective, according to a new report by the AFT and the American Institutes for Research.
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In a March 28 speech sponsored by the Commonwealth Club, AFT president Randi Weingarten challenged those who have blamed public employees and their right to collectively bargain as a cause of their states' fiscal problems. |
AFT Members Will Stand Together for 'We Are One' Week of Action
Workers' fundamental rights are under attack in a growing number of states. But as we have seen in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere, those attacks have inspired and motivated tens of thousands of union members to stand together for their rights. The challenge now, as AFT president Randi Weingarten put it in a recent e-mail to more than 1.5 million AFT members and allies, is to take this moment and turn it into a movement. One step in that direction is a "We Are One" Week of Action, starting April 4, that will bring together members from the AFT and other unions, along with our allies, to participate in events around the country. First, take the pledge to help make a difference. Once you take the pledge, you'll see lots of ideas for how to join in the week of action. |
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EFM Bills Pass House
Today, March 15, the House passed the last two bills required to finish the Emergency Financial Manager legislation. It now goes to the Governor and he has said he will sign the bills. The way to keep EFMs away from our school districts and local communities is to keep them out of financial trouble. We can’t do that given Governor Snyder’s proposed budget which includes cuts to schools, universities and local community Revenue Sharing. If you are able, we hope to see you in Lansing tomorrow for a budget protest rally at the State Capitol. If you can’t make it to Lansing, please call your State Representative or Senator, find out when they are having local events – coffee hours, town halls, etc. – and then attend with a few friends, or lots of friends. Local action, in person, with your Representatives and Senators is very effective. |
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AFT president Randi Weingarten on Feb. 24 proposed a new way to align teacher development and evaluation to due process for tenured teachers. Weingarten laid out a three-step process consisting of clear standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, a time-limited improvement and support plan for teachers deemed to be unsatisfactory according to the evaluation standards, and a hearing process that can take no longer than 100 days, which in many cases would be even more expedient.
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Send an Email about the Emergency Financial Manager Bills
There are bills quickly making their way through the Legislature that would drastically increase the powers of Emergency Financial Managers. In addition to wiping out elected school boards and city councils, voiding all contracts including collective bargaining agreements, and having complete academic control, this legislation provides the Emergency Financial Manager with the power to take “any other actions considered necessary … to achieve the objectives of [their] plan.” These actions must remain in place for three years after the EFM leaves and, by the way, the EFM cannot be challenged in court for anything s/he does. Please click here to send a letter to your State Senator and Representative asking them to vote NO on HB 4214 and related EFM bills.
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Are You Having Problems With Your New Health Insurance
If you are experiencing any problems with your health benefits or prescriptions please notify the Union office as soon as possible. |
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On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy captured and crystallized a moment in history when he told America, "the torch has been passed to a new generation." To mark the 50th anniversary of this landmark inaugural address, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has created a new website filled with groundbreaking multimedia that invites young visitors to explore the JFK legacy through such core themes as public service, civil rights and innovation.
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NEWBOLD RE ELECTED FOR 5TH TERM |
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2010 DPS BENEFITS PACKAGE
By now all members of DAEOE should have recieved their 2010 Health Benefits Package from DPS. If you have not received your package or have any questions please call: Ellen Griffin at 313-873-7298 or email her at: ellen.griffin@detroitk12.org. |
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Ask A Working Woman
Go to the working america website and complete the survey "Ask A Working Woman". Let your opinion be heard. www.workingamerica.org |
DPS Emergency Financial Manager Sends
Office Employees Below Poverty Level |
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